KABUL: The Afghan government welcomed the return of Hezb-e-Islami leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar to Afghanistan and emphasized that Hekmatyar’s return to the country following the conclusion of a peace agreement proves that the Afghans have the capability to resolve issues and tensions among themselves. The Office of the President, ARG Palace, said the successful conclusion of peace agreement with Hezb-e-Islami and ...

KABUL: The government of India is planning to make a movie regarding the two Afghan cricket stars, Mohammad Nabi and Rashid Khan, currently playing in the world’s largest cricket league, the Indian Premier League, it has been reported. The movie is expected to be released in three formats, including a 10 minute format, a 5 minute format and a 2-minute ...

KABUL: Hezb-i-Islami Afghanistan (HIA) leader Gulbadin Hekmatyar, emerging from two decades of hiding, said on Friday that no one could rule the Afghans against their will. At a meeting with a delegation led by Nangarhar Governor Gulab Mangal and HIA leaders in Mehtarlam, Hekmatyar said all Afghans had rendered sacrifices for the liberation of their motherland. Now the long-suffering people earnestly ...

EDITORIAL: Does Afghanistan really trapped between two atrocities—first, the Taliban insurgents, who freshly killed over 140 Afghan soldiers, and, second the Islamic State (IS), aka Daesh militants, who recently killed, and wounded over 100 people in 400-bed military hospital in Kabul. Both the militants are the enemies of Afghan government and the people. There is no distinguishing between them, and ...

The deepening contradictions of the post Zia “republic” do not seem to be manageable anymore. The de facto isn’t ready to live with even the semblance of the de jure. The deep state is ready to attack the leadership of every institution that comes in the way of its total control of the state system and it includes even people ...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has expressed concerns about the latest measures taken by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, saying they have adversely affected relations between the European Union and Ankara. “The developments over the past weeks have severely hit German-Turkish ties as well as European-Turkish relations,” Merkel told the parliament in Berlin on Thursday. She further accused Turkey of holding journalists without ...

KABUL: The Taliban militants group in Afghanistan announced the launch of their new spring offensive under the name of Mansoori, vowing to carry out more attacks across the country. The group says the operation has been named after their former leader Mullah Akhtar Mansoor, claiming that they had major achievements on the political and military level under his leadership. The ...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses the lower house of parliament Bundestag in Berlin.—Reuters Britain must answer questions about its plans to exit the European Union before negotiations on the split can begin, and the country cannot be under any illusions that it will retain the same rights and privileges as a member of the bloc, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said ...

KABUL: The leader of Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin Hekmatyar may appear in a gathering in eastern Laghman province of Afghanistan on Friday. Informed sources within Hezb-e-Islami have told RFE/RL that Mr. Hekmatyar arrived in Laghman on Wednesday and since then he is busy meeting with the party colleagues and leaders in this province. The sources further added that a major gathering will ...

PESHAWAR: A veteran Indian actor and politician Vinod Khanna has died at the age of 70 amid reports the actor had a difficult battle with cancer. Khanna reportedly died earlier today almost weeks after he was admitted to hospital due to severe dehydration. News regarding his health condition deteriorating surfaced in late 2016 and early 2017 and subsequently disappeared from ...